It won’t come as a surprise that Lunapark’s debut CD is named after a song by Aphex Twin. During our first season (and subsequently as well) we regularly performed my arrangements of his electronic music – to great acclaim.
Why Aphex Twin? Because he is totally in tune with the concept of digital folk music – and therefore with Lunapark. Just as serious American composers often take their cues from jazz, rock, and world music to get their music ticking like clockwork, the Englishman Richard D. James (Aphex’ real name) with his ingenious drum patterns has been making eyes at contemporary composed music for years. On top of Fiumara’s arrangements DJ StriCt (Jeroen Bakkenes) weaves subtle beats that fit Lunapark like a glove.
Inspired by Brian Eno’s idiosyncratic approach we included the arrangement Arnold Marinissen and I made of the Three Variations on the Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel – on this CD represented by the third part, Brutal Ardour. Come to think of it, this is also a prime example of electronic music that deserves a concert audience, even though Eno treated recorded strings using tape recorders, delays, and reverb when he recorded the music in 1975. Apart from being active as an arranger we also feel the urge to compose for our ensemble – as evident from Guts II (Marinissen) and my Solo for Alto Flute.

Tracklist:

1. Michael Chant – Slight Of Finger Throwaway
2. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Flim (1)
3. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Avril 14th
4. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Hy A Scullyas Lyf Adhagrow
5. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Prep Gwarlek 3b
6. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Jynweythek Ylow
7. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Strotha Tynhe
8. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Flim (2)
9. Brian Eno (arr. Fiumara & Marinissen) – Brutal Ardour
10. Michael Gordon – Industry
11. Arnold Marinissen – Guts II
12. David Lang – Cheating, Lying, Stealing
13. Anthony Fiumara – Solo For Alto Flute
14. Aphex Twin (arr. Fiumara) – Flim (3)

Flim is available on CD Baby. You can also order it on Lunapark’s website. In a couple of weeks, the CD will be for sale at Amazon, Spotify, iTunes etc.